` Doug is the main character in Gary D. Schmidt’s Ok For Now. In the book he is faced with many challenges and meets new people on his journey. Some of the people that are in Doug’s life are‚ his brother‚ Lucas‚ and his girlfriend‚ Lillian. (Lil for short.) This essay will explain why all of the aforementioned characters are dedicated in what they do and the choices that they make. Doug‚ the protagonist in Ok For Now‚ is a dedicated character. He shows dedication in many parts of the book. Example:
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My experiences in a cultural group are many. I have been married to a Mexican man for almost 23 years. The one thing that stands out most in my experience is the amount of love that is displayed in a family group. My husband comes from a family of twelve children. The first time I went to Mexico to visit his side of the family‚ our son was four months old. I remember seeing the whole family setting together on one very long couch with Aunts and Uncles and parents. Everyone was jammed in there
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States and Mexico. The United States gained 529‚000 square miles of valuable Mexican territory. Due to the war Mexico lost half of it’s land and resources which left Mexico with half of the territory they had before the war began. Wars are typically fought to defend or seize land‚ or to destroy an enemy. But in this case‚ the United States aggressively invaded Mexico. Polk’s over ambition to seize new territory from the Mexicans surfaced something that sooner or later would lead to a war. Therefor
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Mexican/American War 1846-1848 Between 1846-1848‚ two nations‚ the United States and Mexico went to war with each other. This was an important battle because it would transform a continent and would form new identities for all the people inhabiting the nations. The Mexican-American War was the first major conflict driven by the idea of “Manifest Destiny”; which is the belief that American had a God-given right‚ or destiny‚ to expand the country’s borders from ‘sea to shining sea.’ There were
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The U.S.-Mexican War The U.S.-Mexican War represented a military conflict between the Republic of Mexico and the United States. One obvious reason for the war outbreak was the annexation of Texas by the United States. The issue was that Mexico had considered Texas to of its entitled territory‚ despite of the revolution in Texas. The war ended with the victory of the United States‚ as the American troops were well organized and rapid in capturing Mexico’s cities‚ and villages. Nevertheless‚ modern
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The setting in the novel Buried Onions by Gary Soto is based of in Fresno California and the protagonist Eddie had a negative past as a child with his father not being there with that having a big effect in Eddie’s life. He needed a father figure to touch him his way of life and how to respect and to be loyal. Eddie is now older and he lives by himself in a apartment in fresno he has lived in fear hoping he isn’t a victim of murder. This has happened to hir cousin/brother jesus he was murdered and
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creating regional folk music * Norteno music became popular after the revolution. Norteno evolved from intermingling Czech and Bohemian rhythms. * The Mexican revolution gave birth to a number of Corridos that narrated events. They became a way to record celebrate or mourn events places or people during the revolution. Much like a newspaper but in music. Education * Greater emphasis and budget given to education(school was most important instrument for unifying a nation) * Expansion
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Huntington claims that unlike other immigrants‚ Mexicans will not assimilate to American culture and thereby alter the countries values and identity. He states that upon entering the US‚ Mexicans have ignored mainstream culture and formed their own “political and linguist enclaves.” Though it is true that Mexicans make up the majority of immigrant population in America‚ it is an extreme argument to claim that Mexicans are threatening the American national identity. While Spanish is
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Pasadena‚ in California with my parents. It is my birthday tomorrow. I am turning 9. My dad works at the farmer’s market and I help him because we do not have enough money. All the money goes towards the basics and necessities to feed ourselves. Today like all other days‚ my mother was preparing breakfast for us while I read the local newspaper; the same old stories of minor earthquakes that are ongoing. However‚ this time they had predicted an earthquake that could possibly cause a significant amount
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paper is intended to explain a short history of Mexican Americans living in the United States of America‚ traditional health care that some have chosen‚ and also a multitude of holistic medical treatments that some Mexican Americans believe in and use. This paper will include research conducted online (internet) and off-line (non internet) and personal interactions (self). Mexican Americans / Health Care As of the 2009 U.S. Census‚ Mexican Americans represent approximately 10.3 percent‚
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